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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Data (23 Sep 2014)

Michael Kitt: 121. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current status of the rent limits review; when the review will be finalised; if she will provide the report relating to the review to the House when it has been completed. [35593/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (23 Sep 2014)

Michael Kitt: 433. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to review the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35274/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: NAMA Property Sales (23 Sep 2014)

Michael Kitt: 481. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of residential units available through the National Asset Management Agency nationally and to each local authority; the number of units that have been taken up by each local authority to date; the total figure involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35245/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homelessness Strategy (23 Sep 2014)

Michael Kitt: 482. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a proposal to build prefabs on derelict sites in County Dublin for homeless families; if he has considered permanent accommodation for families, perhaps using timber-frame construction which could be provided quickly in areas with homelessness and housing waiting lists; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homelessness Strategy (23 Sep 2014)

Michael Kitt: 484. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will ring-fence funding for emergency accommodation for homelessness; if he will reinstate the night bus for people who are sleeping rough; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35275/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Transport Programme (23 Sep 2014)

Michael Kitt: 535. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the pilot scheme on rural transport will be reviewed; when this review will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35273/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration (17 Sep 2014)

Michael Kitt: 1124. To ask the Minister for Health his views on delays in paying the fair deal grants; if the grants will be paid from the date of accommodation; the steps he will take to deal with the backlog of applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34727/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Private Rented Accommodation Costs and Controls (17 Sep 2014)

Michael Kitt: 1331. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the need for investment in providing accommodation for students in third level colleges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33704/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Private Rented Accommodation Costs and Controls (17 Sep 2014)

Michael Kitt: 1348. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to reports that students have deferred courses at third level colleges because they cannot get student accommodation and that many students have to travel long distances to their college; if students are dropping out of education because of this; the plans in place to construct student accommodation near third...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Payments (17 Sep 2014)

Michael Kitt: 1332. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the need to provide extra support for students in third-level education in view of the shortage of accommodation, increased rents and costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33705/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (17 Sep 2014)

Michael Kitt: 1335. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the last pilot programme on school transport was introduced; the total number of pilot programmes in the country; if there was one pilot programme in each province; her plans to improve a new pilot programme; if she will give details of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33718/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (17 Sep 2014)

Michael Kitt: 1336. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has made plans for extra school accommodation, extra staffing and extra funding for school transport to first level and second level schools, in view of increased school numbers in this school year; the expected increase in the school-going population in the coming years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33719/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Scheme (17 Sep 2014)

Michael Kitt: 1435. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a grant available to purchase a bicycle under the school transport scheme; if this applies only in rural areas; the amount of this grant; when the last bicycle grant was paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34722/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Administration (17 Sep 2014)

Michael Kitt: 1454. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider changes in the payment of penalties on the non-principal private residence scheme in respect of extending the closing date; the circumstances in which payments will be waived or reduced; if persons with second properties here but living outside the country could have a waiver or reduction; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Administration (17 Sep 2014)

Michael Kitt: 1455. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to set out the circumstances in which the penalties of the non-principal private residence payments will be waived or reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33714/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (17 Sep 2014)

Michael Kitt: 1701. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to plans to ease traffic congestion in Galway city, in view of the reported increase in traffic on certain routes in the city during the school term; if bus routes and timetables could be synchronised with school locations and start times to encourage greater use of the bus network; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Foras na Gaeilge (17 Sep 2014)

Michael Kitt: 1767. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén fáth a bhfuair níos mó ná céad aistritheoir atá ar Phainéal na nAistritheoirí Gaeilge a bhfuil an Séala acu ríomhphost á rá go mbeidh an cháilíocht atá acu mar aistritheoirí, an Séala creidiúnaithe, á bhaint de gach duine a...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (16 Jul 2014)

Michael Kitt: 14. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht mar gheall ar Bhílle na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2014 an mbeidh foráil nua san Acht go mbeidh ar a laghad 10% de na fostaithe sa státseirbhís in ann cumarsáid shásúil a dhéanamh leis an bpobal trí Ghaeilge; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [31203/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Maolú na Gaeilge san Aontas Eorpach (16 Jul 2014)

Michael Kitt: 25. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an ndéanfar an maolú ar stádas na Gaeilge san Aontas Eorpach a chur ar ceal ag deireadh na bliana 2016; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [31204/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Crèche Facilities (15 Jul 2014)

Michael Kitt: 824. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason there is a shortfall in funding for the crèche facility in an area of disadvantage (details supplied) in Dublin 17; his plans to bring a resolution to the shortfall in funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31400/14]